Marketing Research Association (fka: CMOR - Council for Marketing and Opinion R)

2. Address

Address1

1111 16th St. NW, Suite 120

Address2

City

Washington

State

DC

Zip Code

20036

Country

USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City

State

Zip Code

Country

4a. Contact Name

b. Telephone Number

c. E-mail

Mr.

HOWARD FIENBERG

2025707312

hfienberg@gmail.com

5. Senate ID#

286256-12

7. Client Name

Self

Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality

Marketing Research Association (fka: CMOR - Council for Marketing and Opinion R)

6. House ID#

369860000

TYPE OF REPORT

8. Year

2012

Q1 (1/1 - 3/31)

Q2 (4/1 - 6/30)

Q3 (7/1 - 9/30)

Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report

Termination Date

11. No Lobbying Issue Activity

INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13

12. Lobbying

13. Organizations

INCOME relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period was:

EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period were:

Less than $5,000

Less than $5,000

$5,000 or more

$

$5,000 or more

$

Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest
$10,000,
of all lobbying related income from the client (including all
payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying
activities on behalf of the client).

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Supporting the Research Fairness Act (H.R. 5915), which clarifies under federal labor law that participants in marketing research are independent contractors rather than employees of marketing research companies; pursuing legislation similar to H.R. 5915, but focused on the IRS code; and promoting independent contractor status in general.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Howard

Fienberg

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Howard

Fienberg

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Supporting funding for the Census and other statistical agencies

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Howard

Fienberg

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Opposing legislation that would make the American Community Survey (ACS) voluntary instead of mandatory (H.R. 931 and S. 3079); opposing proposed legislation that would forbid incentives for respondents to federally conducted or funded surveys.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Howard

Fienberg

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None